The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-07
Still the Dry Bench.
the Editors of THE HERALD.

| To the EOlIOIo Va hk h6hALOs
The inhabitants of the dry benches
have tried every pacific means known
to them to get relief for many years.
and now, when patience is no longer a
virtue, they assert their rights in the
only way that is left to them. They
have suffered, and toiled, and waited !;
but could not get any relief. 1t is q
very bad course that at last compels q
corporation Ike that of Salt Lake City
to resort to misrepresentation in order
to justify the ends. There has not
been $780, 200 spent upon US, or for us, or
80 cents that We know of for water after
all this talk and do. The main object
before the public, at the present
date, on the side of the obstructionists,
is to show that an immense amount of
the peoples taxes throughout the city
has been spent upon the north benchers,
and that they, the north benchers, are
so unreasonable as to want the city to
give them free water. When we asked
for the water that flowed to waste, for
many years, and agreed to take that,
at our own expense, we asked for free
water. Then, and only then. We could
now, and for ten years to come, have
used that water to great advantage;
but while we wanted water, the
authorities thought of plan to get
it from Utah Lake, and did, but why
borrow $250,000 for water for the re-
lief of the inhabitants of Salt Lake City
with no exception, no proviso, no
North Bench, but the inhabitants,
which, being interpreted, means all
property-holders, citizens, helps, aids,
and strangers within our gates. (See
argument of Hon. John T. Game. in
the Legislature, when the request was
applied to give the city authority to
borrow the money! The same argp-
ment was used in the City Council, and
both reported to the public; $50, 600
more paid for land contiguous to City
Creek, 500 600 more for improvement
of the waterworks system; $33 900 for
monument of folly, where an artesian
well was wanted; S. 900 for experiment.
ing to obtain pure water from an i'm
pure source, without chemical aid
Why do not those gentlemen who
argue so strongly, inform themselves
by the records of the past, and of the
real position of the inhabitants of the
Dry Benches at present? Why do not
those gentlemen take an outing
during this torrid season among the
North Benchers to ascertain their
real situation? l will offer them the
hospitality of my house, 453 Fifth
Street, and many others will do like
wise. Come along, gentlemen, and
satisfy your senses: and not lean 10 the
voice of clamor, selishness, and greed.
We do not advise you take buggy and
drive up there in a hurry, with an
avowed enemy for buttonholing guide
"such an action you would condemn in
Others" Then gaze around and come
back to town, having made yourselves
of the situation, but come I'M
prejudiced, with a desire to be in
formed of the matter you are
required to pass judgment upon,
which judgment you cannot rightfully
pass. unless you understand the mat
ter; if this had been done before now
there would have been no threats, ex-
posure, enmity, disgust and an entire
lack of confidence existing as there is
tc day. You boast of economical. and
honest government, by the peoples, for
the people, but the people do n4tssee
it; but, on the contrary, we see that an
immense amount of money has been in
judiciously spent, I'VE may say squan-
dered" on this one-sided business, and
therefore we kick. back who have been
kicked and spurned.
FREDERICK CULMER.